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‘It’s time to die:’ Fourth-grader recounts what gunman told students at Texas school

Student at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde shares his story

UVALDE, Texas – A fourth-grade boy who survived a mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas shared what he witnessed inside the classroom with KENS-TV in San Antonio.

Nineteen children and two adults were slain Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.

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The boy, who was not identified by KENS-TV, said the 18-year-old gunman shot through a door, entered the room and announced, “It’s time to die.”

The boy told the TV station that he and four others hid under a table that had a tablecloth draped over it.

“When I heard the shooting through the door, I told my friend to hide under something so he won’t find us,” he said. “I was hiding hard. And I was telling my friend to not talk because he is going to hear us.”

To see the entire interview, visit KENS5.com.